The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-10-12
THE INJUNCTION DENIED.
Judge Slower Refuses to Grant the Re-
quest Of the Sabine Pass Road
Some Sensational Developments.

Kansas City Journal.
The INDUCTION proceeding brought
by the Kansas City & Sabine Pass
railway, to restrain the Kansas City
& Southern from proceeding with
their work on the line on the Blue,
came up bofore Judge Slower yester-
day and the injunction was denied,
the court holding that the title of
the Kansas City & Southern to the
road bed was good. The case was
very interesting one, and ably con-
tested by well known legal lights,
the Kansas City & Southern being
represented by John O'Grady, of st.
Louis, general solicitor of the road,
and E. P. Gates and James NJ. Hark-
less, of this city; while D. J. Haynes
and James Hagerman looked after
the interests of the Kansas City and
Sabine Pass raiload. During the
forenoon number of affidavits from
both sides were read. The evidence
deduced from the affidavits of the
Kansas City & Sabine Pass was to
the effect that S. G. Shaeffer and
Morrison Munford had obtained
quitclaim deeds for the contested
right of way from the property own
ers, Mr.. Munford afterwards deciding
his interests in the same to S. G.
Shaeffer. Mr.. Shaeffer a few days
gave quitclaim deed to this road
bed to the Kansas City and Sabine
Pass railway for 81, STIMULATING in
the contract that in case the con-
trolling interest in the road should
ever fall into the hands of John 1.
Blair or the Kansas City & Southern
railway, or cars belonging to either
were allowed to go over the line, the
same should instantaneously revert
back to him.
The affidavit fled by Colonel VIII
liam Bailey, president and general
manager of the road; was of a sensa-
tional character, and made rather Sc
rious charges. He openly charged
that the whole scheme was a black
mailing one, concocted by these par
ties or the so-called Kansas City &
Sabine Pass company, with the OBJ.
ject to extort money from the Kan.
sas City & Southern railway. He
charged that conspiracy had been
formed by these parties with S. c.
Shaeffer, who went into it on account
of his intense hatred of John I
Blair, this hatred growing out O.
the arrest and imprisonment o.
Shaeffer for defrauding John I. Blai
out of a large sum Of money, ant
that three more cases are now pend
ing in the criminal court.
The affidavit of engineer B. R
Whitney, ST., showed that the line
of the Kansas City and Sabine Pas
went directly through the grades
road of the Kansas City & Southern
The affidavit of Mr.. E. R. Hickman
showed that in 1880 he, acting a
agent for the Kansas City & Soutf
ern, had expended $2,13O in Obtain
ing the same. Other affidavit
showed that $4,000 had since bee
expended upon the road. 1t wa
further shown that in deeds mad
along the line exemptions had bee
! made in reference to the road, q
, was the case in the particular dee
Mr.. Shaeffer received when he mad
r the purchase of land on the Blue.
After reading the affidavit NJ
OGrady arose and said that he va
convinced that it was blackmailin
e scheme, and called attention to N
Fred NJ Dey, of Buffalo, N. T., WI
was present. He owns all but TO,
shares in the road. Mr.. O'Grac
n referred to the Kansas City & Sabil
n Pass company as being unable
build an inch of road He then asks
}. that Mr.. Dey be sworn. MIR. D.
was sworn. He affirmed that
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